Bite Blotter

Public safety is a top priority for us, and we work diligently to ensure dangerous domestic animals are kept from harming other animals and people. Our Animal Law Enforcement officers responded to more than 2,300 calls about aggressive domestic pets in El Paso and Pueblo Counties last year -- that's about six calls every day. Many other bites go unreported. Below is just a sampling of moderate to fatal dog bite reports this year. Every report of a potential dangerous animal is investigated and appropriate action is taken to best resolve each situation.

To report a dangerous/aggressive animal situation involving a domestic pet, call Animal Law Enforcement at 719.302.8798, or call 911. If you are active military, contact law enforcement on your base/post. All bites, including encounters with wildlife, must be reported to the health department, even if Animal Law Enforcement isn't involved:

El Paso County Health Department

Pueblo County Health Department

We use the following information to categorize the severity of animal bites:

Moderate	One deep puncture, multiple moderately deep punctures and/or lacerations
Severe	Multiple punctures and/or lacerations, deep gashes, damage resulting in serious bodily injury or permanent disfigurement
Fatal	Resulting in the death of a domestic animal or human

Click here for some basic things you can do to help keep you and your pet safe and prevent a bite from happening.

	Animal Sex	Animal Type	Date	Severity	Victim	Victim Age Sort descending	Wound Location	Prior Bite History	Spayed / Neutered	ZIP Code
More	Male	DOG	12/08/21	Severe	Dog	12	NECK/HEAD	No	Yes	81007
More	Male	DOG	10/20/21	Severe	Person	12	RIGHT LEG	No	No	80907
More	Male	DOG	01/14/21	Moderate	Person	12	FACE	No	Yes	80817
More	Female	DOG	05/01/21	Moderate	Person	12	BACK		No	80920
More	Male	DOG	05/05/21	Moderate	Person	13	LEFT TRICEP	Yes	No	80911
More	Male	DOG	07/06/21	Severe	Person	13	LEG/ARM		Yes	80817
More	Male	DOG	11/28/21	Severe	Dog	13	BODY	No	No	80920
More	Male	DOG	06/14/21	Moderate	Person	13	BUTTOCKS		Yes	81005
More	Female	DOG	12/15/21	Severe	Dog	13	TORSO		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	01/23/21	Moderate	Person	14	MOUTH	Yes	Yes	80906
More	Male	DOG	04/27/21	Moderate	Person	14	ARMS & HANDS	No	No	80817
More	Male	DOG	06/14/21	Moderate	Person	14	BACK/CALF		Yes	81005
More	Female	DOG	02/27/21	Moderate	Person	14	NOSE	No	Yes	80906
More	Male	DOG	08/08/21	Moderate	Person	15	WAIST	No	Yes	80927
More	Female	DOG	08/31/21	Moderate	Person	15	ANKLE		No	80916
More	Male	DOG	04/11/21	Severe	Person	16	CHEST & ARMS	No	No	81006
More	Male	DOG	09/23/21	Severe	Dog	16	NECK	No	No	80918
More	Male	DOG	11/09/21	Fatal	Cat	17	ALL OVER		No	80909
More	Male	DOG	03/26/21	Moderate	Person	17	RIGHT ARM	No	No	81007
More	Male	DOG	11/24/21	Moderate	Person	18	ARM		Yes	80831
More	Female	DOG	03/21/21	Moderate	Person	18	RIBS	No	No	81003
More	Male	DOG	04/05/21	Moderate	Person	18	ARMS, LEG		No	80909
More	Male	DOG	10/01/21	Moderate	Person	18	RIGHT FOOT		No	81004
More	Male	DOG	09/25/21	Moderate	Person	19	LEFT LEG	No	Yes	80907
More		DOG	01/15/21	Moderate	Person	20	LEFT ARM			80904
More	Female	DOG	05/02/21	Moderate	Person	21	LEFT ARM	Yes	Yes	81005
More	Female	DOG	01/08/21	Moderate	Person	21	RIGHT HAND		Yes	80904
More		DOG	12/22/21	Moderate	Person	21	FACE			80923
More	Female	DOG	07/29/21	Moderate	Person	21	RIGHT HAND	No	Yes	80927
More	Male	DOG	10/13/21	Moderate	Person	21	RIGHT HAND		No	81004
More	Female	DOG	05/09/21	Moderate	Person	21	RIGHT EAR	No	Yes	80906
More	Male	DOG	07/30/21	Moderate	Person	22	RIGHT HAND		No	80909
More	Male	DOG	01/27/21	Moderate	Person	22	LEFT ARM	No	No	80922
More	Male	DOG	10/23/21	Moderate	Person	22	RIGHT HAND	Yes	Yes	81001
More	Male	DOG	06/09/21	Moderate	Person	23	LEFT THUMB	Yes	Yes	80921
More	Female	DOG	02/24/21	Moderate	Person	23	ARM/LEG	No	No	80922
More	Female	DOG	02/24/21	Moderate	Person	23	ARM/LEG	No	No	80922
More	Female	DOG	09/21/21	Moderate	Person	23	ARM	No	Yes	80817
More	Female	DOG	09/21/21	Moderate	Person	23	ARM	No	No	80817
More	Male	DOG	01/07/21	Moderate	Person	23	LEG/ARM		No	80916
More	Male	DOG	08/18/21	Severe	Person	24	LEG		Yes	80817
More	Male	DOG	06/19/21	Severe	Person	25	RIGHT HAND	No	Yes	80829
More	Male	DOG	08/20/21	Moderate	Person	25	LEGS/RIGHT HAND		Yes	81003
More	Male	DOG	08/20/21	Moderate	Person	25	LEGS/RIGHT HAND		Yes	81003
More		DOG	02/11/21	Moderate	Person	25	RIGHT ARM			81003
More	Female	DOG	03/21/21	Severe	Person	25	LEGS/THIGH	Yes	No	80906
More	Female	DOG	03/10/21	Moderate	Person	25	LEG	Yes	No	80907
More	Male	DOG	03/26/21	Moderate	Person	25	HAND	No	No	80817
More		DOG	11/19/21	Moderate	Person	25	RIGHT KNEE			80922
More	Male	DOG	01/31/21	Moderate	Person	25	ARM	Yes	Yes	80831
More	Male	DOG	02/19/21	Moderate	Person	26	RIGHT HAND		No	80910
More	Male	DOG	10/21/21	Severe	Person	26	RIGHT HAND		Yes	81001
More	Male	DOG	05/19/21	Moderate	Person	26	GENITALS	No	Yes	80922
More	Female	DOG	10/28/21	Moderate	Person	27	RIGHT INDEX	No	Yes	81008
More	Female	DOG	11/05/21	Severe	Person	27	LEFT ARM		No	81007
More		DOG	08/25/21	Moderate	Person	28	RIGHT THIGH			80922
More	Male	DOG	05/25/21	Severe	Person	28	LEFT LEG	No	Yes	80903
More	Female	DOG	02/25/21	Moderate	Person	28	RIGHT LEG	Yes	No	80916
More	Female	DOG	02/16/21	Moderate	Person	28	RIGHT CALF	No	Yes	80911
More	Female	DOG	02/27/21	Moderate	Person	28	HANDS	Yes	No	81003
More	Male	DOG	02/27/21	Moderate	Person	28	HANDS	Yes	Yes	81003
More	Male	DOG	06/04/21	Moderate	Person	28	RIGHT ARM		No	81004
More	Male	DOG	07/21/21	Moderate	Person	28	RIGHT ARM	Yes	Yes	80911
More	Male	DOG	06/28/21	Moderate	Person	29	LEFT ARM	Yes	Yes	81001
More	Male	DOG	10/29/21	Moderate	Person	29	LEFT HAND	Yes	No	81004
More	Female	DOG	07/09/21	Moderate	Person	29	FINGER	No	Yes	80902
More	Male	DOG	08/16/21	Moderate	Person	29	HAND		Yes	80916
More	Male	DOG	02/19/21	Moderate	Person	30	LEFT ARM	No	No	80920
More	Male	DOG	06/08/21	Moderate	Person	30	RIGHT ARM	No	Yes	80905
More	Male	DOG	08/18/21	Moderate	Person	30	CHEST HAND		Yes	80817
More		DOG	11/26/21	Moderate	Person	30	LEFT CALF			80917
More	Female	DOG	09/15/21	Severe	Person	30	KNEES	No	No	80817
More		DOG	07/02/21	Moderate	Person	30	LEG	No		80817
More	Male	DOG	06/21/21	Severe	Person	31	ARM/FOOT		No	81008
More		DOG	11/24/21	Severe	Person	32	LEFT ARM			81003
More	Female	DOG	04/24/21	Moderate	Person	32	LEFT KNEE	No	No	81001
More	Male	DOG	01/16/21	Moderate	Person	32	HANDS	No	No	80918
More	Male	DOG	04/01/21	Moderate	Person	33	ARMS	No	Yes	80907
More		DOG	07/13/21	Moderate	Person	33	RIGHT CALF	No		80909
More	Male	DOG	10/31/21	Moderate	Person	33	FACE	No	Yes	80916
More	Male	DOG	04/28/21	Moderate	Person	33	LEFT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	05/08/21	Moderate	Person	33	CALF	No	Yes	80132
More	Female	DOG	05/08/21	Moderate	Person	33	FOREARM	Yes	Yes	80132
More	Male	DOG	05/02/21	Moderate	Person	34	RIGHT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	09/11/21	Severe	Person	34	LEFT ARM		No	80917
More	Male	DOG	02/23/21	Moderate	Person	34	LEG		Yes	80919
More	Male	DOG	05/02/21	Moderate	Person	34	RIGHT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	01/14/21	Severe	Person	34	ALL OVER	Yes	Yes	80910
More	Male	DOG	09/27/21	Moderate	Person	34		Yes	Yes	80930
More	Male	DOG	07/08/21	Moderate	Person	34	FACE	No	No	80907
More	Female	DOG	06/11/21	Moderate	Person	35	HANDS		No	80915
More	Female	DOG	06/11/21	Moderate	Person	35	RIGHT/LEFT HANDS		No	80915
More	Male	DOG	08/22/21	Moderate	Person	35	RIGHT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	07/10/21	Moderate	Person	35	HANDS	No	No	80904
More	Male	DOG	01/21/21	Moderate	Person	36	THUMB, LEG		No	80917
More	Male	DOG	06/28/21	Moderate	Person	36	RIGHT CALF	No	No	81007
More	Male	DOG	02/18/21	Severe	Person	36	FOREARMS	No	Yes	80808
More		DOG	07/15/21	Moderate	Person	37	THUMB/LEG			81003
More	Male	DOG	04/18/21	Moderate	Person	37	RIGHT HAND	No	Yes	80917
More	Male	DOG	02/18/21	Severe	Person	37	ARMS		Yes	80808